Iran: President Pezheskian’s “opening” to the US

As reported by state media today, Iran’s President Massoud Pezheskian said that Tehran will not be able to ignore its biggest enemy, the United States, and must “deal with its enemies with patience.” And all this one week after Donald Trump won the US presidential election. “Whether we like it or not, we will have to deal with the US in the regional and international arena, so it’s better to manage this relationship ourselves,” said Pezheskian, who is considered a relatively moderate. “We must treat our friends with generosity and treat our enemies with magnanimity.” In 2018, then-President Trump pulled the United States out of the deal Tehran had reached with international powers over its nuclear program and reimposed tough sanctions as part of his “maximum pressure” policy on Iran. While there is no word on whether the Trump administration plans to […]
Source: News Beast

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